Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-07-07
The Midland & West
ern Railway
Company.
Sheriff's Proclamation and Notice of
A Special Election in Barton
County Kansas.

To the qualified voters of Bart county, Kansas:
At meeting of the Board of County Commits
sioners, of Barton county, Kansas held at the office
OF the County Clerk, of said county, in the City OF
Great Bend, carton county, Kansas. Present. w.
Charles a. Wims all being and comprising the
Board of County Commissioners, of Barton county.
Kansas Said meeting having been held on the 18th
and Both days of June. 1887. The following pro-
ceedings were had and ordered entered of record
the journal of said board:
JOURNAL ENTRY.
Office of the County Clerk, of Barton county, Kan
sas, June 30. A. D. 1887. at O'Clock p. Of said
And now to wit: June 81. \. ID. 1887, at O'Clock
p of said day, the office of the county clerk,
of Barton county, State of Kansas, came w. w.
Carney, chairman of the board of county commits
sloners, of Barton county, State of Kansas. and
Henry SCHUYLER and Charles A. Willms, the other
and also Ed L. iced, county clerk OF the County of
Barton, State of Kansas, present, all being and
constituting the board of county cOmmissiC in
and for the County of Barton, State of Kansas
And said board being duly and regularly con-
vened in special session, as by law provided, the pc
titOn for such special session being duly addre
to said chairman of the Board, County of Barton,
state Of Kansas and being duly signed BY said
in words and figures follows, to-wit:
PETITION a.
Petition for special session of the board of county
commissioners, of Barton county.
To w. w. Carney, chairman of board of county
commissioners. of Barton county. Kansas:
Strive, the undersigned members Of said
board, of which you ella rman, request you to
call special session of said l. ard to consider petit
board duly convene and ord special election in
said county to submit to the qi1ife,l voters of said
county proposition To subscribe Sl25,LJO TO the
capital stock of the Midland < Western Railway
company, on conditions set out in said petition,
such special session to he ut earliest practicable mo-
ment The said special session being of interest TO
said County of Barton.
Dated June 20, 4. d. 1887 O'Clock p. III.
HENRY SCHWIER C0mmis'r.
CHAS. A. WILLMS, COmmis'r
Attest: ED l.. TEED,
County Clerk Barton county Kan
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And said w. w. Carney, chairman did, in pursu-
ante to such request duly issue his call such
chairman for such special session of said board, and
service of siid call was duly made said other two
members of said board, Henry Schwier and Charles
a. wilkins, said call being to-wit:
CALL 'B.'
To Henry Schwier and Charles A. Willms. members
OF board of county commissioners, in and for said
county of Barton, State of Kansas:
GENTs:-In pursuance to the above and foregoing
request, order that the board aforesaid duly con-
vene in special session June %, 4. ID. 1887, at
O'Clock p NJ of said day to consider matters men-
toned in said petition said matter being of interest
to said county. Said session to he at the office of
the county clerk, in and for said county, in Great
Bend, Kansas.
Dome June 49, A. d. 1887, at O'Clock p. M. of
said day.
w. W. CARNEY,
Chairman Board of Commissioners.
Attest: ED L. TEED,
County Clerk Barton county, Kan.
And the acceptance thereof said other two menu
bers being follows:
SERVICE &C.,
We the undersigned members of the hoard of
county commissioners. of said Barton county, do
hereby acknowledge due, legal and timely serV ice
on each of US at Great Bend KANSAS in said county,
on the 18th day Of June, A D. 1857, at O'Clock P.